In many countries, schools have long summer holidays, with shorter holidays in between.However, a new report suggests shortening school holidays to stop children forgetting what they have learnt during the long summer break.Instead of three school terms, it says, there should be five eight-week terms.And there should be just four weeks off in the summer, with a two-week break between the other terms. 

Sonia Montero has two children at primary school and works full-time.She supports the idea."The kids," she says, " have much longer holidays then and I can't afford to take several weeks off work, so I need someone to take care of them.But nobody wants the work in the summer holidays -- they all have holidays of their own. 

Not surprisingly, some young people disagree.Student Jason Panos says , "It's a stupid idea.I would hate staying at school in the summer.It's unfair, too.The people who suggest this had long school holidays when they were young, but now they want to stop us enjoying the summer.The kids in Spain and American have much longer holidays than here, but they don't forget everything they've learnt in a few months." 

Nadia Salib agrees."Sure," she says, "the first week at school after the summer is never easy, but you soon get back into it.The real problem round here is that kids get bored after so many weeks out of school, and then some of them start causing trouble.But the answer is to give them something to do, not make everyone stay in school longer." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What has long holidays
2. are they proposing to shorten holidays
3. who has two kids
4. why does she agree that holidays should be shortened
5. who disagrees with her
6. what did he about the situation
7. what other places have long holidays
8. how many people agree with the idea
9. does anyone else think that holidays should be shortened
10. how many weeks holiday are they sugesting
Answer: 1. schools . School have long summer holidays.
2. a new report suggests shortening school holidays. Yes they want to shorten the holidays.
3. Sonia Montero. She has two kids.
4. I can't afford to take several weeks off work. She cannot afford to pay for daycare that long.
5. Jason Panos. He does no agree with her.
6. It's a stupid idea.I would hate staying at school in the summer.It's unfair, too. He thinks kids deserve the long vacation.
7. Spain and American These two countries also have long summer vacations.
8. some young people Some of the younger people agree.
9. Nadia Salib She agrees the vacation is too long.
10. four weeks off . They want the holiday to be 4 weeks long.

Jay Carney is stepping down as White House press secretary, President Barack Obama announced on Friday. 

Obama said Carney told him of his decision in April, and Carney later said he plans to leave the position in mid-June. 

The President announced that deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will step into the role. 

Obama considers Carney "one of my closest friends." 

"He's got good judgment. He has good temperament and he's got a good heart, and I will miss him a lot," Obama said. 

Carney previously spent 21 years in journalism, including a stint as Washington bureau chief for Time magazine, and Obama noted that he went from one of those asking the questions to the person behind the podium in the White House briefing room. 

He is Obama's second press secretary during the more than five years of his presidency. 

Carney took over in 2011 when Robert Gibbs stepped down, and has been Obama's chief spokesman through budget battles with Congress, the 2012 reelection, the rocky Obamacare rollout, the controversy over the Benghazi terror attack, the Edward Snowden NSA leaks, and now the scandal engulfing the Veterans Affairs Department. 

"It's been an amazing experience," Carney told reporters. 

"In midlife you don't often make a whole new set of friends, and not just friends, but people you would fight by and for under any circumstances and that's certainly what I have been lucky enough to get over these past five and a half years," he said. 

Carney said that he's had discussions about what's next for him but hasn't made any firm decisions.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What did the president announce on friday?
2. When is he planning to leave?
3. When was he notified of this?
4. Who is going to take over?
5. What is his current job?
6. How many has he had in his two terms?
7. Who has good judgement and a good temperment?
Answer: 1. Jay Carney is stepping down as White House press secretary
2. mid-June
3. April,
4. Josh Earnest
5. White House press secretary
6. 2, He is Obama's second press secretary
7. Carney

Going on a road trip? The St. Louis Arch, Statue of Liberty and Golden Gate Bridge are great tourist sites. But if you prefer _ destinations, check out the following roadside attractions. 

World's Largest Ball of Paint 

Alexandria, Ind. 

In 1977, Michael Carmichael set out to create the biggest ball of paint anywhere. Starting with a baseball as center, he painted layer after layer of paint day after day, year after year. The ball weighs more than 1,300 pounds, with more than 20,000 coats of paint, which is recognized by Guinness World Records. Visitors can paint the ball themselves and become part of history. 

The Museum of Dirt 

Boston, Mass. 

The museum is the idea of Glenn Johnson. Labeled glass bottles contain such treasures as dirt from the Great Wall of China, as well as sand from a desert in Saudi Arabia and Omaha Beach in France. Best of all, the cost of seeing this museum is dirt cheap: It's free. 

Mount Horeb Mustard Museum 

Mount Horeb, Wis. 

It's heaven for hotdog lovers! This museum claims to have the world's largest collection of prepared mustard . Its more than 4, 100 bottles of spices come from 60 nations, including Turkey and China. Visitors learn the history of mustard, from how it's made to how it's advertised and sold. The museum's creator, Barry Levenson, loves mustard so much that he even puts it on ice cream! 

Paper House 

Rockport, Mass. 

Swedish immigrant Ellis Stenman was much ahead of his time in 1922, when he started to build a two-room house almost entirely out of newspaper. At the time, people didn't give much, if any, thought to recycling paper. In fact, "recycling" wasn't even a word yet. The house is framed with wood, but the walls are made of 215 layers of newspaper. In all, he used about 100,000 newspapers. ks5u What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the admission price for The Museum of Dirt?
2. What does Barry put on ice cream?
3. Where did the recycled home owner immigrate from?
4. How many containers of yellow condiment can visitors in Wisconsin see?
5. How do Museum of Dirt sight seers know where each sample comes from?
6. Who thought up the place in Massuchusetts?
7. What can everybody do at the Indiana place?
8. What from the Middle East has been contributed to the Massachusetts spot?
9. What is Mr. Levenson's favorite condiment?
10. What can individuals find out in his Wisconsin place?
Answer:
1. it's free
2. mustard
3. Sweden
4. 4,100
5. Labeled bottles
6. Glenn Johnson
7. paint the ball
8. sand
9. mustard
10. the history of mustard